Re-assessing ImageNet: How aligned is its single-label assumption with its multi-label nature?

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2412.18409v1
• Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:55:31 GMT
• Title: Re-assessing ImageNet: How aligned is its single-label assumption with its multi-label nature?
• Authors: Esla Timothy Anzaku, Seyed Amir Mousavi, Arnout Van Messem, Wesley De Neve,
• Abstract summary: We analyze the effectiveness of pre-trained state-of-the-art deep neural network (DNN) models on ImageNet and one of its variants, ImageNetV2. Our findings show that these reported declines are largely attributable to a characteristic of the dataset that has not received sufficient attention. Our findings highlight the importance of considering the multi-label nature of the ImageNet dataset during benchmarking.
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• Abstract: ImageNet, an influential dataset in computer vision, is traditionally evaluated using single-label classification, which assumes that an image can be adequately described by a single concept or label. However, this approach may not fully capture the complex semantics within the images available in ImageNet, potentially hindering the development of models that effectively learn these intricacies. This study critically examines the prevalent single-label benchmarking approach and advocates for a shift to multi-label benchmarking for ImageNet. This shift would enable a more comprehensive assessment of the capabilities of deep neural network (DNN) models. We analyze the effectiveness of pre-trained state-of-the-art DNNs on ImageNet and one of its variants, ImageNetV2. Studies in the literature have reported unexpected accuracy drops of 11% to 14% on ImageNetV2. Our findings show that these reported declines are largely attributable to a characteristic of the dataset that has not received sufficient attention -- the proportion of images with multiple labels. Taking this characteristic into account, the results of our experiments provide evidence that there is no substantial degradation in effectiveness on ImageNetV2. Furthermore, we acknowledge that ImageNet pre-trained models exhibit some capability at capturing the multi-label nature of the dataset even though they were trained under the single-label assumption. Consequently, we propose a new evaluation approach to augment existing approaches that assess this capability. Our findings highlight the importance of considering the multi-label nature of the ImageNet dataset during benchmarking. Failing to do so could lead to incorrect conclusions regarding the effectiveness of DNNs and divert research efforts from addressing other substantial challenges related to the reliability and robustness of these models.

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